Farmland abandonment is a major proximate driver of landscape change in European rural
areas and is often followed by natural revegetation. In certain conditions, it might be …

In the last decades, there have been large areas of agricultural land that were abandoned in
Europe, producing significant social and environmental impacts. Land abandonment is a …

Halting the degradation and restoring the full capacity of ecosystems to deliver ecosystem
services is currently a major political commitment in Europe. Although still a debated topic …

Agricultural land abandonment is a policy challenge, especially for areas with unfavorable
conditions for agriculture and remote and mountainous areas. Agricultural abandonment is …

Agricultural land abandonment and its impacts on landscape features have been a striking
characteristic of many European rural areas over the last decades. Although previous …

Competing societal demands on land require careful land management. In the era of the
European Green Deal, farmers are required to meet some of these competing demands …

Expansive farmlands in Europe and elsewhere are either already abandoned or projected to
become abandoned. Afforestation on these abandoned farmlands is highly popular, but it …

During the last century humans have dramatically accelerated alterations and loss of
biodiversity worldwide. Changes to our planet's ecosystems by Humans go back tens of …

1.1 Background Substantial areas of the EU have been affected by agricultural
abandonment and progressive loss of management over recent decades mainly as a result …

For millennia, mankind has shaped landscapes, particularly through agriculture. In Europe,
the age-old interaction between humans and ecosystems strongly influenced the cultural …